Facts about the Pipeline

http://cems.alfred.edu/students98/pickarnc/Pipeline1.htm

  • Built in 1970

  • Stretches 800miles from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez

  • Must withstand stresses of seismic activity, permafrost melting and freezing, and extreme temperatures

  • Crosses 3 mountain ranges and 34 rivers- Requiring incredible feats of engineering as the next photograph demonstrates.